Ira Cohen: Psychedelic Photography Master

Photographer and poet Ira Cohen spent the early 1960s in Tangier, Morocco, where he lived and worked with William S. Burroughs and Paul Bowles. He is renowned for his Mylar Chamber images, in which he photographed Jimi Hendrix and others in his New York loft apartment. Cohen died last month at the age of 76. Here we take a look at his life’s work.

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Inspirational Nature – Images from the Deep Blue

Here are some truly beautiful images of starfish from the National Geographic. Let’s all dive in together and enjoy this magical trip to the deepest levels of an Ocean.

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Awesome Lightnings from Around the World

Lightning is a discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by thunder, which normally occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms. At atmospheric electrical discharge, lightning can reach speeds of up to 220 000 km (140,000 miles) per hour and reach temperatures of 30,000 degrees Celsius (54,000 degrees Fahrenheit). The temperature is high enough to melt sand into glass channels, known as fulgurites, which usually are formed at a certain depth in the ground. Every year there is about 16 million storms around the world accompanied by lightning.

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Mongolia then and now

It is really interesting comparing old and new photos of people and kids from Mongolia. It’s like a time travel through Mongolia. Have a look how this country changed from a nomadic to modern society. Enjoy!

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From the forest by Smirnov Pavel

“Series of photos named “from the forest” were created as a response to society which is destroying forests and Priozersk Isthmus, my favorite place …” says the author of these breathtaking photos, a well known professional photographer, Smirnov Pavel. Pavel is a true nature lover and a true genius when it comes down to capturing the beauty of nature in macro photography. Here are some of his work, I hope you’ll find them as moving as I did. Enjoy!

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Astonishing Macro Photography by Magdalena Wasiczek

When it comes to capturing life and nature beauty in macro photography, this young Polish artist, Magdalena Wasiczek is unsurpassed and absolutely the best! Have a look at this gallery and I hope you’ll enjoy in her work as much as I did.

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Rare African bats

National Geographic, or more specific, Michael Curran and his team brought us some amazing shots of the rarest African bats that can usually be found in Mozambique and Malawi forests. I hope you’ll enjoy watching this gallery, and maybe broaden your knowledge about bats and see some rare and lesser known bat species. Enjoy!

Rhinolophus Blasii

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The best HDR landscape and architecture photography

Lately there have been really too many HDR photos online, but this photo gallery is the best that I’ve seen. Just have a look at these amazing HDR images showing the most beautiful nature landscapes and architecture and you’ll see what I’m talking about. There are so many amazing details and beautiful colors that the pictures seem like they are a piece of the most tender dream. I hope you’ll like these photos as much as I did. Enjoy!

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Safari in South Africa

Definition of safari is an expedition for hunting or exploration, well the travelers on this expedition were on a hunt, but not for animals to shoot and kill them, but were chasing animals in South Africa to take the best possible photography of them. Have a look at the astonishing result of this journey. These photos are simply the best safari images that I’ve seen lately online. I hope you’ll enjoy watching them as much as I did.

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Visit to Cuba

The largest island of the West Indies group (equal in area to Pennsylvania), Cuba is also the westernmost—just west of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and 90 mi (145 km) south of Key West, Fla., at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico. The island is mountainous in the southeast and south-central area (Sierra Maestra). It is flat or rolling elsewhere. Cuba also includes numerous smaller islands, islets, and cays.

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Oktoberfest in Munich 2010

This is sheer madness. The whole city is turned into “Gaudi” center (that’s no Barelonese architect, it is Bavarian for “fun”) and people go to work wearing national costumes – women in dresses with open breasts and men in leather shorts with suspenders, colorful shirts and shoes stylized in traditional way. Here go some of the best images from this year’s Oktoberfest for all those who didn’t manage to go to Munich to see how it all looked like and to catch some of it’s atmosphere and also for those who did visit Munich during these festival days to refresh their memories.

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Crazy Animal Portraits

Photographer Evan Kafka decided to make a set of portrait photos in which there will be animals instead of people. And these images below prove that animals too sometimes don’t really feel like standing still and waiting for the artist to find that perfect angle, with perfect light, etc. Their faces are saying: “For how long is this torture going to last?” Animals are really great source of fun and positive energy, because just looking at these pictures makes me feel better. I hope these adorable, little fellas will make you’re day. Enjoy!

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Breathtaking Journeys by Steve Winter

Steve Winter, well known photographer for National Geographic was named the wild life photographer of the year. Besides from taking photos of animals and beautiful nature landscapes, he makes astonishing photography of the people on his exciting journeys to the different parts of the world. Have a look at this great and breathtaking photo gallery below and you’ll see his obvious talent and why he received this prestigious award. I have to admit that I’m a bit jealous of his job. He actually has what is in my opinion a dream job! He gets to travel around the world and learn about different cultures and styles of life while taking photos, and he gets payed for doing that!

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Magical landscapes of Katarina Stefanovic

Have a look at these amazing and magical landscapes of young and talented photographer, Katarina Stefanovic. Her unique style is what distinguishes her work from the work of all the other photographers. While looking at her photos the one feels like he’s looking at fairytale scenes or extracts from someone’s dream. Have a look at these photos below and you’ll see what I’m talking about. I hope you’ll like these images as much as I did. Enjoy!

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Astrophotography competition

This is a short overview of the competition for the best astrophotography, which annually conducts the Royal Observatory Greenwich. A competitor may be anybody who takes astrophotos. There is a special Flickr group where the participants can vote and that way make the shortlist, and then the winners will be announced for different categories. In mid-July, the competition was completed and no more works can be sent, and on September 9 the winners will be announced . Exhibition of works will take place from September 9th 2010 to January 9th 2011 in Greenwich.

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One woman hundred faces

Photographer Nienke Klunder decided to present in this collection of self portraits the problem of modern woman and all different roles that she has to play in her life. I like her make-up and costumes and think that her ability for transformation is really amazing! What do you think?

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Vintage postcards and photos

Have a look at some awesome vintage postcards and photography. It’s really amazing, like a time travel. I was wondering how come old stuff is so pricey and has such a great value, and I realized it’s connected to our inevitable tendency to idealize the past and look at it with nostalgia. This is why we see things that aren’t really there, but that we think and wish there were. Nevertheless, I still love looking at this kind of old photos because it triggers my imagination and opens the door of my fantasies.

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Generation gap in Russia

These great photos come from the “Life in Russia” album of a photographer Alexey Petrosian that became popular by his photography of St. Petersburg and now continues in the same manner. He takes photos of Russian people in the streets and he makes simple observations of their emotions, feelings, generation gap and differences in beliefs of young and old people when it comes to politics, and life in general. Theses are very moving photos and I hope you’ll enjoy watching them.

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Romanticized images of Orient by John Soong

John Sonng is a great photographer and he is best known for his photos of birds that he takes from an artistic perspective. He began doing the bird photography in 2006 in his Taiwan and until now people from all around the world have seen and commented on his photos. These photos look very romantic and colorful and live up to our idealized expectations of the far East and Orient. By making these photos that will suit our taste Soong might have betrayed the true image of Taiwan. He made sure that his images will be well excepted without raising any questions, but the problem seems to be the fact that a true art has to be bold and if needed blunt and it has to raise as many questions as possible. It needs to make us think and ponder and have a critical look at the world. I’m sorry to say that these photos simply don’t have it in them, but nevertheless they are lovely and I would use them as a wallpaper.

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Early twentieth century in color by Albert Khan

Albert Kahn was a banker and French philanthropist. He was born Abraham Kahn at Marmoutier, Bas-Rhin, France on 3 March 1860, into a Jewish family, one of 5 children of his parents, Louis and Babette Kahn. He died at Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France on 14 November 1940,

In 1879 Kahn became a bank clerk in Paris, but studied for a degree in the evenings. His tutor was Henri Bergson, who remained his friend all his life. He graduated in 1881 and continued to mix in intellectual circles, making friends with Auguste Rodin and Mathurin Méheut. In 1892 Kahn became a principal associate of the Goudchaux Bank, which was regarded as one of most important financial houses of Europe.

In 1893 Kahn acquired a large property in Boulogne-Billancourt, where he established a unique garden containing a variety of garden styles including English, Japanese, a rose garden and a conifer wood. This became a meeting place for French and European intelligentsia until the 1930s when due to the Wall Street Crash of 1929, Kahn became bankrupt. At that time the garden was turned into a public park in which Kahn would still take walks. Kahn died during the Nazi occupation of France.

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